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What's Eating Gilbert Grape [1993] (Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio, Juliette Lewis)


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Definitely Worth Watching!
Review date: 2008-09-14 Rating: 8 out of 10

I really like this film. Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio at their best.
A must see.

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Review date: 2008-06-05 Rating: 10 out of 10

I would put this film down as one of the great understated classics of the 1990's. It is a simple story of Gilbert ( Depp ) who lives in a hick town with nothing to do, very little aspiration, and is stuck in time. He has a larger than life family consisting of an older brother who has left the nest, an older sister, a brat teenage sister and Arnie his mentally handicap brother. His mother who is actually played by a lady who had never acted before is after years of depression, from her husband's suicide has become obese. The story focuses mainly upon the two brothers.
Gilbert feels trapped by this constant attention of Arnie, so when Lewis's character who is a traveller comes along, Gilberts world has a shining star in it once more. This is a wonderfully beautiful story which not only focuses on the morality of life, and not to judge but to love people as they are, it also questions the need for the family circle.
The acting is superb, Depp is once again sublime in his understated role. DeCaprio, who is not one of my favourite actors is quite simply perfect in this role, you can see that he painstakingly researched this role and well deserved the oscar he recieved for it. The lady who played the mother also deserves respect for her role in this film as she wasn't an actress, and I believe she did die quite soon after the film came out. This is a wonderful film it may be slow but with that you get truly fantastic acting and it is filmed in an aesthetic and pleasing way.

What's eating those who don't understand this film? Ignorance!!
Review date: 2008-05-17 Rating: 10 out of 10

I just finished watching this film on ITV Saturday afternoon, after not seeing it for about ten years.

I originally owned it on Tape after finding it in a closing down sale independent video shop in '95..the big blockbuster ones were just moving in and making the small shops close..sad

This is a beautiful piece of photography, which to those who dont appreciate this film ought to look more closely.

The story is very endearing and heart warming, touching some very similar subjects of my childhood and growing up without a father figure, and wondering where my loyalty layed.

The cast is perfect, as at the time Johhny Depp was choosing some alternative roles as he does so brilliantly, but as you all know the stand out performance was from Leonardo Di Caprio. I actually thought the part was given to a person with learning disabilities, I was that convinced. It was superb and I don't think he has every really captured a role as passionately played as that one.

The love interest played by Juliette Lewis was graciously understated and although not many words are spoken between Depp and Lewis the chemistry and contact says it all

All in all, a moving, innocent and well crafted film which always sends me shivers when the film ends with both Depp and Dicaprio waiting for their rescue from Juliette Lewis and family, and the music roles by...just beautiful...

Ver Good Film
Review date: 2008-05-01 Rating: 10 out of 10

This film is great with lost of emotion. must say that Dicaprio's performance
was one of the best i have ever see. thank you amazon for quick delivery and
good condition

not as good as i remembered
Review date: 2008-04-28 Rating: 6 out of 10

Whats eating gilbert grape is a 1993 movie based on a novel by peter hedges who also handles script duties.
The film deals with the hardships of gilbert grape played by johnny depp,who lives in a sleepy town called endora and has a family weighing heavily on his shoulders,he has a mentally handicapped brother called arnie who is played superbly by leo dicaprio,if you think he cant act,watch this,an obese mother who wont leave the house since her husband died and two sisters who cause problems in their own way,gilbert is kinda a zombie just doing what he can and affording no joy for himself.
The film starts of on a very solemn and sombre mood and never lets up and this kind of grinds you down in the end,well it did that to me anyway,i saw this as a youth and loved it but as an adult i understand it more but felt it dragged towards the end but is still a strong film when it wants to be.
Not alot happens and i think this is a very deliberate ploy which enforces the idea that gilbert should find and take happiness when it comes along,there is no real happy endings here,just the end of another day and the rise of another sun but there is a message,some great performances and a solid script backed up with some memorable enough scenes but the lack of joy starts to cut deep towards the end and i found myself losing interest,a good film in some ways,a tad of a struggle in others.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Johnny Depp; Juliette Lewis; Mary Steenburgen; Leonardo DiCaprio; John C. Reilly; Crispin Glover

Creators:
Johnny Depp; Juliette Lewis; Mary Steenburgen; Leonardo DiCaprio; John C. Reilly; Crispin Glover (Primary Contributor)

Recording label: Prism Leisure Corporation
Manufacturer: Prism Leisure Corporation
EAN: 5050824169457
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2006-03-27
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 118 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1993
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)

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